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27 Cards in this Set
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Process of determining human resourcce needs & then recruiting, selecting, developing, motivating, evaluating, compensating, and scheduling employees to achieve organizational goals
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HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
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Study of what is done by employees who hold varous jobs
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JOB ANALYSIS
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Summary of the objectives of a job, the type of work to be done, the responsibilities & duties, the working condition, and the relationship of the job to other functions
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JOB DESCRIPTION
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Written summaries of the minimum qualifications required of workers to do a particular job
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JOB SPECIFICATIONS
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Set of activities used to obtain a sufficient number of the right people at the right time
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RECRUITMENT
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Process of gathering information and deciding who should be hired, under legal guidelines, for the best interest of the individual and the organization
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SELECTION
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Workers who do not have the expectation of regular, full-time employement
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CONTINGENT WORKERS
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All attempts to improve performance by increasing an employee's ability to perform
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TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT
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Activity that introduces new employees to the organization; to fellow employees; to their immediate supervisors; & to the policies, practices, and objectives of the firm
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EMPLOYEE ORIENTATION
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Training in which the employee immediately begins his or her tasks & learns by doing, or watches others for a while, and then imitates them, all right @ the workplace
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ON-THE-JOB TRAINING
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Training programs involving a period during which a learner works alongside an experienced employee to master the skills & procedures of a craft
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APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS
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Occurs away from the workplace & consists of internal/external programs to develop any of a variiety of skills or to forster personal development
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OFF-THE-JOB TRAINING
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Training programs in which employees "attend" classes via the internet
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ONLINE TRAINING
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(near-the-job training) Training done in schools where employees are taught on equipment similar to that used on the job
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VESTIBULE TRAINING
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Use of equipment that duplicates the job conditions & tasks so that trainees can learn skills before attempting them on the job
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JOB SIMULATION
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Process of training & educating employees to become good managers & then monitoring the progress of their managerial skills over time
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MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT
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Process of establishing & maintaining contacts w/ key mangers in one's own organization & in other organizations & using those contacts to weave strong relationships that serve as informal development systems
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NETWORKING
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An experienced employee who supervises, coaches, and guides lower-level employees by introducing them to the right people & generally being their organizational sponsors
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MENTOR
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Evaluation in which the performance level of eployees is measured against established standards to make devisions about promotions, compensation, additional training, or firing
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PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL
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Benefits such as sick-leave pay, vacation pay, pension plans, and health plans that represent additional compensation to employees beyond base wages
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FRINGE BENEFITS
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Fringe benefit plans that allow employees to choose the benefits they want up to a certain $ amount
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CAFETERIA-STYLE FRINGE BENFITS
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Work schedule that gives emplyees some freedom to choose when to work, as long as they work the # of required hours
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FLEXTIME PLAN
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(included in most flextime plans)
A period when all employee are expected to be at their job stations |
CORE TIME
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Work schedule that allows an employee to work a full number of hours per week but in fewer days
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COMPRESSED WORKWEEK
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Arrangement whereby two part-time employees share one full-time job
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JOB SHARING
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Employment activities designed to "right past wrong" by increase opportunities for minorities & women
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AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
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Discrimination against whites or males in hiring or promoting
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REVERSE DISCRIMINATION
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